Thursday, August 18, 2011

Something you learn, being an army wife, is to get creative when it comes to ways to decorate your home. What you do has to be temporary, because you are likely to be living in military housing, or renting.

Years ago, when we lived in Germany, I learned a trick from my neighbor. I mentioned this back when we moved here last year....and if you forgot the hideous institutional PINK kitchen counters I have....well...you are about to see them again.

I decided it was time for a change...the green was about to go, as it was starting to show some wear.

Yesterday I was at the store, and looked up to see something that we see periodically up here. It is called a Solar Halo. It is a rainbow that encircles the sun like a halo. It is so neat to see this, and I can't ever remember seeing these before moving to Alaska. I'm sure this occurs in other places, I had just never seen it before moving here.

Monday, August 8, 2011

I thought I would take a moment to share with you what curriculum we are going to be using this year.

This year I have only two students, since Jennifer has now graduated.

Jack will be an "8th grader" .....and really, it takes me a moment to remember that because grades aren't a real big deal for this homeschooling family. When I pulled the kids out of public school, they were behind the standard academic levels they should have been in, particularly in Math. So I select curriculum that is on their level, not their "grade."

*Any opinion I give is my own. It is the truth, the whole truth and nothin' but the truth. I make no promises that you will agree with anything I say, enjoy any recipe I cook, or care for anything I use, read, eat, etc. You are welcome to hate anything I love, or love anything I hate. Free will is a wonderful thing. The End.